frightfiction #527 - The second divine power
#527 - The second divine power
Zhang Chen's eyes lit up as he looked at the golden skill orb on the ground. He knew he had succeeded.
"Pick up!"
Zhang Chen issued the command, looking at the refreshed version of his Golden Finger interface. The golden orb on the ground was collected, and Zhang Chen's Golden Finger interface information refreshed:
【Congratulations, you have picked up a copy of Divine Might!】
【Automatically integrated into the Buzhou Seal】
Then Zhang Chen's Golden Finger interface flickered for a while, and under the twenty-second skill, new information changed:
【23 Skill: Divine Might (Buzhou Seal): Completeness (2/33】
At this time, the Buzhou Seal in his own mana also changed, turning into a ball of light between reality and illusion, flowing within Zhang Chen's mana, accepting Zhang Chen's mana nourishment and tempering.
"It's done! I wonder what kind of power my Buzhou Seal should have now! After all, the completeness of my Buzhou Seal is now two out of thirty-three, which can be considered an improvement, right?" Zhang Chen thought to himself with joy.
For him, the most gratifying thing should be that he can collect Divine Might in the Second Heaven, meaning that as long as he continues to improve his state of mind, he can collect all thirty-three Buzhou Seals and combine them into a complete Divine Might.
Divine Might can destroy all laws and suppress all the laws of heaven and earth. Zhang Chen feels that this thing must be of great use, and he will need the assistance of the Buzhou Seal if he wants to rise in the future.
The Great自在Heavenly Demon noticed the change in Zhang Chen's emotions and glanced at him inexplicably. He didn't know why Zhang Chen's mood suddenly improved. Nothing seemed to have happened in front of him?
"This kid is getting more and more mysterious. I can't understand him more and more now," the Great自在Heavenly Demon muttered to himself.
Just as the Great自在Heavenly Demon's thoughts flashed in his mind, Zhang Chen's eyes swept across the desolate foundation of Buzhou Mountain: "Old man, go see if there are any traces left by the Emperor's Daughter."
The Great自在Heavenly Demon did not dare to disobey when he heard the words, so he could only swallow his anger and search. After half a day, he returned and shook his head: "No discovery."
"No discovery? The Emperor's Daughter must have gone to a higher level of heaven. As long as I keep climbing, there will be a time to meet in the future," Zhang Chen muttered to himself. Looking at the foundation of Buzhou Mountain in front of him, as Zhang Chen took away the Divine Might of Buzhou Mountain, the foundation stone in front of him seemed to have lost its suppressing power and became ordinary, just an ordinary barren mountain.
In the next moment, Zhang Chen's figure flashed and disappeared into the Second Heaven of the spiritual world. After all, the Second Heaven of the spiritual world has died and become a dead world. There is no benefit for him to stay there. What is the point of staying there?
Zhang Chen's consciousness returned, the campfire in front of him was burning, the breathing in the camp was steady, Cheng Yu was sitting cross-legged in meditation, and the two little ones also began to practice visualization, trying to enter samadhi.
As for Zhang Shi, he was standing in the yellow sand, practicing the True Dragon Great posture.
It's not that Zhang Chen didn't teach Zhang Shi the visualization method. To be honest, for Zhang Chen, the visualization method is not a precious thing, but Zhang Shi still can't learn to concentrate. At least he has to temper his state of mind through martial arts before he can carry out the next step of cultivation.
The campfire flickered continuously. In the deep darkness, the Blood God Child was hunting all the beasts he could see, whether they were wolves, insects, tigers, leopards, or monsters that had accidentally gained intelligence, they were all hunted by the Blood God Child.
Zhang Chen can light a campfire in this dark night and enjoy the benefits brought by the campfire, thanks to the Blood God Child's efforts.
The Blood God Child's cultivation starts from scratch. The more creatures he kills, the stronger the Blood God Child will be, so Zhang Chen never restricts the Blood God Child's killing. With the entry of the demon clan, all the beasts will become the claws of the demon clan and become the sharp blades of the demon clan stabbing at ordinary human beings. Zhang Chen has no psychological burden to fight.
Zhang Chen sat in front of the campfire and began to ponder the wonderful formula he obtained in the Second Heaven of the spiritual world. Zhang Chen had already begun to ponder the cultivation method of the third realm of immortal cultivation and Qi training.
However, a new change appeared on his Golden Finger interface:
【Found the Qi training formula, do you want to upgrade? This realm involves understanding the mind and seeing nature. It is recommended that the master understand the mysteries of this before upgrading. This realm involves the foundation of the future avenue, the changes of the three disasters, and is the foundation of the foundation. Please be cautious!】
【Do you want to upgrade?】
The omnipotent Golden Finger actually gave a different suggestion today.
Zhang Chen looked at the change in the Golden Finger, a look of disbelief appeared in his eyes, and then he clicked 'No'.
"The third realm is unusual," Zhang Chen muttered to himself: "Even the Golden Finger suggests that I figure it out myself!"
"After the Jade Liquid Returning Pill, the inner pill has been achieved, and it needs the harmony of civil and martial fire, and the advance and retreat of Yin symbols to completely complete the nine revolutions of the Returning Pill. But in this process, there is a key point, that is, the enlightenment of the Returning Pill. After refining the Returning Pill, it must be enlightened, so that the Returning Pill can repeatedly nourish the soul with the three talents, and cast the three souls and seven spirits into a whole to refine the primordial spirit. The third realm is a realm, but it also spans several realms. Once it is completed, it is at least a great cultivator in the Yin God realm, and also possesses some of the power of a Yang God real person," Zhang Chen said to himself.
“The Wen Wu fire timing doesn't need much explanation. It requires slow and steady forging, at least three hundred and sixty days of adjusting the fire, without a single day of rest. The advancing and retreating Yin Talisman is better understood as passing a hurdle every seven days. Needing seven days to break through is the difficulty of this realm. As for the 'Returning Elixir Transformation,' this is the most important thing. How to transform the Returning Elixir requires a bit of true Yang. But to cultivate a bit of true Yang, one needs to understand one's mind and see one's nature. But how to understand one's mind and see one's nature?” Zhang谌 encountered another problem.
Understanding one's mind and seeing one's nature is very difficult, exceptionally difficult! It's just a concept. He doesn't know where to start.
Even with his current knowledge, trying to understand his mind and see his nature is like looking at flowers in the water or the moon in a well, with no idea how to begin.
So, Zhang谌 has a headache. He needs to prepare for understanding his mind and seeing his nature early, because it's a long process, and he doesn't want to waste time.
“Understanding one's mind and seeing one's nature is a cultivation of the heart and mind, and doesn't affect the first two realms. I can cultivate them simultaneously,” Zhang谌 thought, organizing his cultivation steps.
Zhang谌 looked at his golden finger interface, his gaze landing on the Mind Realm, then shook his head after a moment:
“The Mind Realm is not understanding one's mind and seeing one's nature.”
“Do you know how to understand one's mind and see one's nature?” Zhang谌 dragged out the Great自在Heavenly Demon. Right now, the only one he can ask for guidance is this old guy.
“Understand one's mind and see one's nature?” The Great自在Heavenly Demon sized up Zhang谌. “You're already preparing to understand your mind and see your nature? It's difficult, but also simple.”
Hearing the Great自在Heavenly Demon's words, Zhang谌 was overjoyed. 'This guy really knows.' So, he quickly urged, “Tell me in detail.”
The Great自在Heavenly Demon said, “The so-called understanding one's mind and seeing one's nature can be divided into two parts. One is understanding the mind, and the other is seeing the nature. 'Understanding' means to comprehend and perceive. 'Mind' refers to one's thoughts and ideas. 'Seeing' means to see and know. 'Nature' is one's true nature, one's original face.”
Zhang谌 frowned. “Speak plainly!”
It's too profound, he doesn't understand at all.
“'Understanding the mind' refers to the mind-ape. 'Seeing the nature' refers to the will-horse. Understanding one's mind and seeing one's nature means seeing the infinite desires in your heart, breaking through those desires, and then subduing them. Desires are like dust, obscuring your innocent nature, obscuring the original self that you were born with. Only by subduing them can you gain control over your inner self, have the opportunity to comprehend the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and not get lost in the vast laws of Heaven and Earth, thus going astray and getting lost in that powerful force. Only by not losing your nature can you control your primordial spirit. Once the mind-ape and will-horse appear, the primordial spirit will collapse and be consumed by them. The energy of the primordial spirit cannot gather and will constantly leak out, until the primordial spirit is exhausted, your lifespan ends, and you die from the five signs of decay,” the Great自在Heavenly Demon said.
He is, after all, the demon of all demons. No one can match his mastery and understanding of the power of the heart and mind. Zhang谌 asked the right person.
“Are there any specific methods for understanding one's mind and seeing one's nature?” Zhang谌 felt that the principles the Great自在Heavenly Demon spoke of were too mysterious—mind-ape, will-horse, nature. He just wants to know the specific cultivation methods.
“Didn't I already tell you the specific cultivation methods?” the Great自在Heavenly Demon asked, speechless.
Hearing the Great自在Heavenly Demon's words, and seeing the other party's hopeless gaze, Zhang谌's expression darkened. Seeing Zhang谌's increasingly dark face, the Great自在Heavenly Demon quickly said, “There are no actual cultivation methods for understanding one's mind and seeing one's nature. If you want to understand your mind and see your nature, you have to rely entirely on your own enlightenment. All I can do is explain it to you again in simple terms, but explaining it in simple terms loses the original meaning. The more you explain, the more intellectual obstacles it creates for you. Explaining in simple terms is a method for people with inferior talent and dull minds. Once you use it, you may never be able to understand your mind and see your nature and go astray. Are you sure you want to hear it?”
“Just tell me,” Zhang谌 said impatiently.
His talent is only average. As for whether to adopt the other party's method, it depends on whether he can find his heart and mind in the future. He feels that he has a golden finger. According to what the other party said about inferior talent, once he grinds out a skill, it will be a step to heaven for him.
Seeing Zhang谌 insist on this, the Great自在Heavenly Demon could only explain, “The so-called 'understanding the mind' can be interpreted as 'engraving the mind.' 'Seeing the nature' can be interpreted as 'practicing.' The so-called inferior method is to find a path, engrave it in your heart, and practice it constantly. In this way, through continuous practice, you may one day see your true heart. For example, the Confucian practice of benevolence and righteousness is a path for the masses, suitable for all living beings. As long as someone engraves benevolence and righteousness in their heart and practices them at all times, one day they may hope to see their true nature. Furthermore, the Mohist's 'non-aggression,' the Legalist's 'laws,' and the historian's 'rather die than change a single word' are all ways to understand one's mind and see one's nature, each a path.”
Speaking of this, the Great自在Heavenly Demon said, “If you want to understand your mind and see your nature and choose this inferior path, you must choose one of these great paths, adhere to it, and constantly practice it. In this way, one day the clouds will clear and the moon will appear, and you may hope to see the supreme Dao and understand your true heart.”
“There are countless Great Daos in the world. As long as you choose one path and keep walking it, there is a glimmer of hope,” the Great自在Heavenly Demon said.